Team East Wins 58-56 in Fourth Annual NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Sports® Basketball Game at NBA All-Star 2015

Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Fourth Annual NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Sports® Basketball Game to Take Place at the World's Most Famous Arena for the First Time

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Special Olympics today announced that the fourth annual NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Sports® Basketball Game will be held at Madison Square Garden for the first time.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Toys“R”Us® Announces Expansion of Partnership with Special Olympics to Help Children of All Abilities Experience #MyFirstSportsMoment

Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund provides $1.25 Million Grant in support of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. The company pledges additional $500,000 grant to aid in global growth of the Special Olympics Young Athletes™ program. U.S. shoppers can help children enjoy the thrill of #MyFirstSportsMoment through an in-store giving campaign beginning Saturday, January 31.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Special Olympics to Unite the USA with the First-ever Unified Relay Across America Presented by Bank of America

Hitting every state over 46 days, the relay will involve thousands carrying the Flame of Hope and lighting the way to a future of inclusion and respect for people with intellectual disabilities. ESPN and ABC will showcase the story of this historic relay leading up to the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games.

Monday, December 15, 2014

A Future of Inclusive Health for Everyone: International Leaders Convene at UNICEF

International leaders in disability and global health convene at UNICEF's headquarters to drive a global agenda for creating a world of inclusive health for everyone – including people with disabilities.

FiveCurrents to Produce Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 Ceremonies

Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Special Olympics USA Team Named

Special Olympics Team USA is proud to announce that it will send a 491 member delegation to represent the United States at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, being held July 25-August 2, 2015, in Los Angeles, California.

Special Olympics Partners with iMyne for Holiday Shopping with Automatic Donations and Cash Back

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Special Olympics Narrows Health Gap Faced by People with Intellectual Disabilities

Thousands of people with intellectual disabilities in nine countries have received free health care through the Healthy Communities initiative. The global campaign was announced expand to 100 Healthy Communities by 2025.

Special Olympics Launches Global Just Dance® Challenge to Raise Funds and Awareness While Engaging Video Game Fans

Friday, October 31, 2014

Japanese Football Legend Hidetoshi Nakata Named Special Olympics Global Ambassador

Special Olympics announced today that Hidetoshi Nakata, a Japanese football legend who is considered one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation, now joins the Special Olympics family as the movement’s latest addition to the Global Ambassadors.

Special Olympics Plans to Engage Video Game Industry to Drive Message of Inclusion and Acceptance

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Signing Confirms Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 in Austria

At the 15th of October there was an important milestone in the planning process for staging of the World Winter Games 2017 in Austria: Special Olympics International with CEO Janet Froetscher and the Games Organizing Committee signed the official agreement for the world Winter Games 2017.

Friday, October 10, 2014

The Maryland Police Training Commission will develop a statewide training curriculum for new officers that will include training on working with people in the community who have intellectual disabilities.

Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 Announces “Official World Games Headquarters” in Downtown Los Angeles

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Egyptian President Appoints Ayman Wahab to Highest Advisory Panel

Egyptian President appoints Ayman Wahab to highest advisory panel.
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The president of Egypt has named Special Olympics’ Regional President Ayman Wahab to his presidential advisory board on community developme

Special Olympics Launches New Global "Play Unified" Youth Campaign to Champion Social Equality

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics® Hits Significant Milestone: Raising $500 Million for Special Olympics During 33-year History

In 2013, dedicated law enforcement volunteers raised over US$50.3 million for Special Olympics Programs around the world and this week announced an extremely significant milestone: surpassing $500 million raised since the inception of the Law Enforcement Torch Run.

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Now, thanks to Microsoft, athletes, coaches and families will have rapid access to useful information about their scores, times, personal bests, fitness and health. Special Olympics can use this capability to dramatically improve the lives of people in our Movement.read more »